Chapter 77 02.0077: "Ship Plague"

Captain Lord Sterling stood in front of the hologram and gave a pre-battle briefing to the operatives.

"The warship involved in this accident was the Void Vigilant. The impact site was on the left fin belly, with a gap of 266 meters.

So far, the lower decks have all fallen, and the zombies are mainly invading the upper decks. With the support of the boarding team of the nearby warship, the sailors of the "Void Sentinel" have curbed the momentum of these monsters spreading upwards, but the life-support cabin has been contaminated.

Two strike teams of Battle Sisters lost contact on their way to purify the life support capsule. These are their last coordinates.

We will send four of the most highly trained teams of Hell's Vanguard as the killing team for this strike mission. You will ride on boarding torpedoes and crash directly into the hull.

The main task is to purify the life support module at all costs, even if it means blowing it up, otherwise the entire ship will become a living unclean monster.

The secondary mission is to search for and rescue any living Sisters of Battle you can find and bring them back."

During the lecture, Horatio noticed that Louise's body was swaying slightly, and she was not sitting straight as before.

"Are you feeling unwell, Captain?" Horatio touched her with his arm, and Louise perked up.

Not sure if it was because of the holographic lighting or because she was not feeling well, but Horatio saw that her face was a little pale.

"I'm fine, just pay attention to the briefing." Louise shook her head and straightened her body slightly.

"Uh...how should we retreat?" David Betty, the second son of the Ravensburg family, asked timidly.

"Depending on where you are at that time, we have different evacuation plans, don't worry."

"Will we be infected with the zombie plague?"

David Betty's voice trembled as he said this: "There aren't many men in the Ravensburg family."

"What I just injected into you is a vaccine. You will only get hurt at most, but you won't be infected. Even so, you must be fully alert. If you take it lightly, it will be the beginning of death.

You have to thank Sergeant Louise. She voluntarily donated her blood for this operation. Combined with the serum she had previously refined, it was enough for so many people here.

But please note that because it is an extremely diluted serum, the longest immunity lasts for 6 Terras, and it will not be affected by bites and poison mist. "

"Team Leader, I don't recommend you go on this mission."

Horatio whispered to Louise, "Drawing your blood might weaken your fighting ability."

Captain Sterling continued, "This mission is a kill team mission. The action reward is 500 points. I hope you all return victoriously. The Emperor of God protects you all."

All the teams stood up and saluted the captain.

"No, this little bit of blood won't have any effect. I have to go this time, not only because I'm the team leader, but also because I have to defeat the nightmare in my mind. Otherwise, I will be trapped in the shadow of the plague forever."

Horatio looked at her determined eyes and wanted to persuade her again, but suddenly Captain Sterling called his name.

"Corporal Horatio, come here for a moment, please."

"Your Excellency." Horatio walked quickly over and stopped to salute.

"Take good care of Sergeant Louise. She is a precious poison-resistant physique. This is the only one we have."

"Anti-poison physique...she just told me that she wanted to defeat the nightmare, what did she mean?"

"Her parents were both Cadian biologists. They moved to Abyssal Port with Cadia, carrying the anti-toxin reagent they found in the Eye of Terror. As a result, a plague broke out on the passenger ship and it became a plague ship. All the people on the ship turned into zombies. Her parents injected the vaccine into her, and she was the only survivor."

Horatio looked at Louise who was getting up to leave and sighed through his nose. He couldn't imagine what kind of nightmare she had seen.

"Her blood contains antitoxin serum. In theory, she is the least likely to be infected among all of you. But to be on the safe side, you will have an extra mission. Keep an eye on her safety. Or at least bring back the body."

[I never thought Louise would have such a shadow. No wonder she said she wanted to defeat her nightmare.]
"Mission accomplished, Your Excellency. I promise she will come back alive." Horatio saluted, and then he asked the question in his mind:
"But, Sergeant Valina is also fighting with us. Why..."

"Because this senior Storm Master Chief's entire focus is solely on keeping you safe."

Captain Stirling saluted in return, and his words were enough to show how much the Gothic Fleet valued the personal safety of Horatio, the only descendant of Speyer.
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Warm water mixed with holy water was poured over Louise's body, and she was half asleep and half awake.

"Damn, why am I back here again!" Louise was running alone in the dark corridor with a knife in her hand.

"Ahh!" A Nurgle zombie with a festering face rushed out from the corner and pounced on her.

"Go away!"

Louise stopped, stabbed the zombie with a knife, then turned around and kicked it away.

"My comrades need me! Let me out!"

Louise continued running toward the side of the corridor that seemed to have no end.

When she rushed to the top of the corridor, she finally saw a ray of light.

This brought redemption to her almost desperate heart, as if a ray of holy light was shining in her heart.

She sprinted towards the exit.

But it was just a row of passenger compartments, filled with wooden zombies.

They swarmed over and pounced on Louise.

The zombies walking in front were none other than her parents, with whom she lived day and night.

The researcher's white coat was covered in blood, and his purple eyes had long been tainted by an unclean yellow.

"..." The hand holding the knife tightened. "I will free you. I swear, I will defeat this nightmare. It will never bind me."

The purple eyes opened again, firm and determined.

Louise, wearing a carapace armor, strode over with the Hell Lance in one hand and the Shield of Orm helmet tucked under her other arm.

Her armor and guns were baptized with holy water and incense, and a consecrated sachet was placed in her respirator. The parchment purity mark on her armor fluttered in the wind.

"Hell's Vanguard Group 13!" Louise's voice was loud and clear.

She glanced at Valina, who was wearing a red beret and was observing her.

Louise exhaled and then shouted:
"Assault and board attack!"
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Through the glass of the landing craft, everyone saw the site of the accident. The debris and wreckage caused by the collision were floating all over the sky, threatening the passing cargo ships.

The dense iron boots thumped on the gray-black steel floor.

Horatio walked quickly across the vast star fortress, which was said to have existed before the Gothic War. He could only glimpse a small part of this huge structure through the portholes in the corridor.

Maybe it’s tens of thousands of square meters, or maybe even larger.

But there is no doubt that this is a great epic creation.

In peacetime it opens its arms to passing Imperial warships, and with its battle alarm humming it rains fire upon the Empire's greatest enemies.

It had seen the birth and fall of Gothic heroes, and it was still here, still serving the empire.

Now, Horatio sat in its huge torpedo silo. The huge boarding torpedo was only loaded with a small part of the seats, and a full load could perhaps carry thousands of people.

He looked at the people around him. Like him, they were all Hell's vanguards.

Click——

The immobilization lock pressed down on Horatio's shoulders from above, and the indicator light above his head changed from blue to dark red.

"take it easy."

Louise, who was sitting next to him, comforted him: "They were just a bunch of zombies."

"No, I just feel it's new." Horatio said as he looked inside the spacious passenger compartment of the boarding torpedo.

Henry Harvey, who was sitting in the opposite row, looked at the two men, took a deep breath, and then turned his eyes away.

Beside him, David Betty von Ravensburgh clasped his hands together and continued to murmur prayers to the God-Emperor.

He was very green, but he managed to survive the harsh trial.

Although something always went wrong, his luck was always good. Horatio thought that maybe his ancestors were really protecting him.

[Well, just think of it as a mascot.] Horatio thought.

He had heard that the reason for using boarding torpedoes instead of the iconic Shark assault boats was because only boarding torpedoes had enough penetration, like a sharp cone, to pierce them directly into the depths of the necrotic cabin.

In this way, they can avoid many detours and go straight to their destination without wasting too much time and life on the road.

After all, even people who have lived on a cruiser for generations don’t know its entire structure, and the only map the Hell’s Vanguards have is the logo design of this class of cruiser.

But the Void Sentinel is an old ship with a history of thousands of years. Even her captain is not clear about how her deepest structure has been modified.

"Boarding torpedoes are ready." A rigid mechanical voice spread throughout the crew cabin.

"Injecting promethium fuel."

"Evacuating the fixed mine frame."

“We are entering a vacuum.”

"Countdown to launch."

Horatio listened quietly to the report.

"3"

"2"

"1"

"Ignite the propulsion department!"

boom! ! ——

Horatio suddenly felt himself rushed to the right, hitting hard on the frame that pressed down on his shoulder, but the armor protected his body from any harm.

This heavy feeling...

It was like getting hit by a haulier truck all over again.

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　　It's basically all killing, chopping, and booming afterwards. I won't drag my feet when it's time to have fun.

　　Boarding battles, ground battles, and void battles take turns!
　　Kill, kill, kill, and be loyal to His Majesty the Divine Emperor!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)